Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer may have just let it slip that Sony is providing image sensors for the iPhone 5.

According to 9to5Mac, Stringer told Walt Mossberg that their camera image sensor facility in Sendai was affected by the tsunami and so getting image sensors to Apple will be delayed. This may not sound like much except that Sony does not supply image sensors for Apple as far as we know.

Stinger said something to the effect of: “Our best senor technology is built in one of the (tsunami) affected factories. Those go to Apple for their iPhones…or iPads. Isn’t that something? They buy our best sensors from us?”

As has been rumored for the past 24 hours, Apple today announced that they had obtained rights to the Beatles’ music catalog on the iTunes Store. Apple has had a teaser on their home page since early yesterday with the legend “Tomorrow is just another day. That you’ll never forget.” Eyebrows were raised by the apparent reference to “Another Day,” a Paul McCartney song from his solo record “Ram” that was written during the Beatles’ “Let it Be” sessions. Other hopeful rumors – such as the long-awaited streaming iTunes or all-you-can-eat music subscriptions – didn’t pan out. Continue…